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Developer will make rezoning case again

By ANDREW MEACHAM
Published October 6, 2006

SEFFNER: A developer will make a case to a zoning hearing master who has already rejected a rezoning request for single-family homes.

ClearPlan Development wants to rezone 6 acres west of Taylor Road and south of U.S. 92 from agricultural to residential. The developer plans to put 58 homes on 22 lots.

Both the Planning Commission and the county's Planning and Growth Management staff recommended against the proposal in August.

The Planning Commission argued that the project did not provide a proper transition between multifamily units to the north and suburban development with large lots to the south.

County staff found that the proposed density allowing up to nine units an acre was too high for the area.

In recommending against ClearPlan, a zoning hearing master ruled that the development was compatible only with an 8-acre development to the north, but incompatible with custom homes and rural areas to the east, south and west.

The developer came before the County Commission in September but asked for another appearance before the zoning hearing master. That meeting will be held Oct. 30. PETITION 06-1342

RIVERVIEW: KB Home is seeking a rezoning on 6 acres west of U.S. 301 and south of Cone Grove Road from agricultural rural to planned development.

The developer proposes to build up to 18 houses on the site. The project would be an expansion of the adjacent 160-home Medford Lakes development to the south, separated only by a wetlands conservation area.

The site contains several wetlands. The Environmental Protection Agency and several other agencies have reviewed the proposal without objection.

Surrounding elementary, middle and high schools currently lack the capacity to accommodate more students, according to a county staff report. Developers should build apace with increased school capacity, the report stated.

The request by KB Home goes to county commissioners on Nov. 14. (PETITION 06-1522)

RIVERVIEW: Property owners Dawn and Albert Carapella want to rezone 2 acres at 10760 Bloomingdale Ave. from agricultural residential to office retail.

A previous owner applied in 2005 for multifamily rezoning as part of a 14-acre tract before withdrawing that request.

The Planning Commission has recommended against the proposal, saying that the surrounding residential use makes the site incompatible for office retail.

The request goes to the County Commission on Nov. 14. (PETITION 06-1386)

Andrew Meacham can be reached at 661-2431 or ameacham@sptimes.com.

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